If you thought the HS2 boil had been lanced, that the rail line was near completion in its much reduced form and that we could happily expect at least a high speed line between London and Birmingham, well I have news for you.
It seems to me that the biggest issue is that these projects are built by cartels of big companies who sew things up between them, working under contracts with woefully inadequate protection for the client (us), giving them carte blanche to charge what they like, take as long as they like, and hike the price whenever they like. And usually without due care for the environment or the effect on the communities affected.
If we can’t even find someone British to run our national football team (or most of the Premiership) then it’s not very surprising that we don’t seem capable of running much else
It seems to me that the biggest issue is that these projects are built by cartels of big companies who sew things up between them, working under contracts with woefully inadequate protection for the client (us), giving them carte blanche to charge what they like, take as long as they like, and hike the price whenever they like. And usually without due care for the environment or the effect on the communities affected.
If we can’t even find someone British to run our national football team (or most of the Premiership) then it’s not very surprising that we don’t seem capable of running much else